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CHAPTER 3 OF (30-24) PREPARING THE STREAK CHASES OF 2008

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It took me about a week to iron the changes necessary to go for the streak chase. The total cost to alter the plane trips and buy additional tickets was about a Thousand Dollars when all was said and done. I was ready for the tickets portion. Before I even bought the tickets I strategically mapped out how the plane fares would work, and the mapping of each park, from one to another, after each game.

For years it had been my dream… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on September 25, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

DREI'S AAA TRIP......RALEY FIELD 4/25-4/26/09

One of the things I planned to do this season was to visit some minor league parks. I had the opportunity to visit 3 AAA parks this season, and every year, I make it out to a few Rancho Cucamunga Quakes game with my dad, who is an avid fan of Minor League ball and a partial season ticket holder of the Quakes. The 3 AAA Parks I would venture to this season would be Raley Field in Sacramento ( Parent Club....A's ) , Cheney Field in Tacoma ( Parent Club....Mariners's ), and PGE Park in Portland (… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 24, 2009 at 5:29pm — 1 Comment

Chapter 1/2 (new pages added Sept.24) of "30-24"

Note: It doesn't come out as good after copying from WORD, some of the fonts are altered from original design.

30-24

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I sat in the Houston International Airport awaiting the flight that would take me to the last baseball double header in Arlington Texas. I had felt a huge sense of accomplishment in arriving on time for this Five-Fifteen Pm… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on September 24, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

BASEBALL IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Hey all, I hope you've all had a great summer. My summer ballpark journey would take me through the Pacific Northwest, taking in a Mariners game at Safeco, and then a couple of Minor League Parks as well. My Visits to the Minor's I'll do in my next blog, since I had the chance to visit 3 AAA Parks this season,… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 22, 2009 at 9:54pm — 3 Comments

Im starting my baseball novel

Hi everybody,

I have collected some of your baseball rankings for the upcoming book I am going to write called, (ALL 30 MLB TEAM'S HOME GAMES IN 24 DAYS:A BALLPARK CHASER'S STORY), I am going to start writing a book about my two record attempts in 2008 and the 2009 streak in which I set the new world record. I have 2 published books in circulation already as an author. Now since this is such a cool website, I am going to be writing the rough draft on my page in the form of blogs,… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on September 18, 2009 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

2010 MLB Schedule Announced

I am psyched since my big 2009 roadtrip got cancelled, I am looking for a late april roadtrip and I think I found it with a quick look at the schedule.

I could potentially knock off 9 stadiums in 14 days. Including new Target Field! And get to see the Mets (the 2010 NL East Champions...LOL) twice!!! woo hoo

Lots of driving but with me and a few folks we could do it!!!

here is what I found....(home team listed first)

Houston vs Pittsburgh 4/24

Texas vs… Continue

Added by Paul Sanders (15) on September 15, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

top 10 leaders of the decade wins and hits 2000's

Just to show you how underrated Jamie Moyer and Ichiro Suzuki are, I thought I would compile this list.

Wins in the 2000's

1. Andy Pettite 145

2. Randy Johnson 143

3. JAMIE MOYER-140

4. Roy Oswalt 136

t5.T.Hudson 135

t5. Roy Halladay 135

7.Mark Buerhle 133

8.Barry Zito 132

t9.Mike Mussina 129

t9. Greg Maddux 129

Jamie Moyer is also the 3rd winningest pitcher of all time over the age of 35. Only Warren… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on August 31, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

national park quirks

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Cubs-WRIGLEY FIELD--1.7TH INNING STRETCH-made famous by Harry Caray and kept up by guests NOW. 2. They started throwing the 'opposition's' home runs back onto the field 3. They have their own song "GO CUBS GO" which they play after every win. 4. Of course they have the curse of the 'BILLY GOAT' and also have not won a World Series in 101 years

Houston Astros-Minute Maid Park. 1. They have a train that goes from side to side whenever they hit a… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on August 31, 2009 at 8:38am — 1 Comment

Separate and not quite equal at U.S. Cellular Field

Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d type. The White Sox should take customer relations lessons from the Mets.

The Baseball Truth gang made U.S. Cellular Park the spot for our Executive Game 9 last weekend, watching the Sox beat the Orioles 4-1.

Will shows off the tickets as we head out to the game. Fans of the televison show "Leverage" will recognize Laurie, who had a big scene in the pilot and was praised mightily by the producers in the DVD commentary.

New… Continue

Added by Dave Murray (33) on August 30, 2009 at 6:12pm — 1 Comment

pictures of evidence posted-vids to follow

I have started to collect all the evidence in the forms of pics and video's. I have posted some pics pf the streak at my webpage. www.myspace.com/30baseballgamesin26days ---It is in the 1st blog on the right hand side. I am going to add video's onto that page along with FACEBOOK. I only have pictures of the 2 new ballparks this year that i did not see last year to add to FACEBOOK. I have about 1500 total pics of the ballparks now.. I will post some new pics in here too. I will still finish the… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on August 27, 2009 at 10:10am — No Comments

Two more to go

This past Friday night I completed the 28th ballpark this season at Fenway. I only have 2 more to go which are Toronto and Citifield which I will get to in a few weeks. Unlike the amazing feat that Chuck Booth and the 30/30 guys did this summer - I decided to take all summer to complete my Quest of seeing all 30 in 1 season. The goal was to be complete by Labor Day so that if I had any rainouts along the way I had the whole month of September to work my back to that city and catch a game. To… Continue

Added by Bob DeVries (30 all in 09 & 10) on August 23, 2009 at 5:30am — 3 Comments

For Everyone involved

Baseball Parks--Quirks and Rituals PART 1 (IF you have something to add please let me know about each ballpark.

Since I have begun to write a book on my experiences in chasing down the World Record by going to all the baseball parks, I decided to ask for help in my research. I have been to every ballpark for two years in a row, and am always fascinated by traditions and things each city does at a ballpark. LIke the 7th innins strectch is always sung from the media box at Wrigley..or… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on August 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

The Top 30... As I See It!

I have never actually sat down to rank my "Top 30" before, but here it is. These are based on everything that goes into going to a game, not just the park itself. It's the overall experience... As I See It :)

1. Chicago Cubs-WRIGLEY FIELD

2. Boston Red Sox-FENWAY PARK

3. Seattle Mariners-SAFECO FIELD

4. Baltimore Orioles-ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS

5. Philadelphia Phillies-CITIZENS BANK PARK

6. Detroit Tigers-COMERICA PARK

7. San Francisco… Continue

Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on August 19, 2009 at 4:01pm — 5 Comments

MLB Parks i have been to

1. Detroit Tigers
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Pittsburgh Pirates
4. Colorado Rockies
5. Chicago Cubs
6. Baltimore Orioles
7. Toronto Blue Jays
8. Boston Red Sox

Added by Anthony Salter on August 19, 2009 at 9:47am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Gary Landgren

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by John Sears (1) on August 19, 2009 at 9:34am — No Comments

Record Synopsis, list of the top 30 baseball parks the way I see it

I want to personally thank Ken Lee for all the hard work and diligent writing he added to the updates during the record chase. It has been an exhausting and rewarding record breaking trip. I am going to write a novel based on the chase and of the ballparks in general of "SURVIVAL GUIDE'. I am looking for people who have seen all the ballparks to help in a survey, so I can keep the rankings more neutral. Here is my top 30 ballparks that come from 7 key topics like, stadium… Continue

Added by Chuck Booth (35) ALL 30/23 DAYS! on August 14, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

Chuck Booth's 30/23 (24) Attempt... (Updated: 8/14/09)

August 14

6:27pm (PST) - CONGRATS CHUCK BOOTH!! You are the World Record Holder!! With a walk-off HR by Brandon Inge in the bottom of the 9th, the game has ended in Detroit and thus Chuck has officially seen 30 games in 30 MLB parks in 24 days!!

Just got a call from Chuck, he is celebrating! What a way to end your World Record breaking trip with your 4th walk-off if the trip! He and 35,000+ Tiger fans got to see an awesome 2 hour and 20 minute game that… Continue

Added by Ken Lee (30/43) on August 14, 2009 at 6:35pm — 5 Comments

Fifth Third Ballpark - Comstock Park, Michigan

The last of my ballpark visits for work this year, Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL affiliate of the Detroit Tigers). This year all of the attention at this ballpark has been on the 5,000 calorie Fifth Third Burger. You can check out my coverage of this ballpark… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on August 12, 2009 at 7:16pm — 2 Comments

Southern Baseball Pilgrimage

I'm not going to retype this but you can read about it over at my blog:

http://dempseysarmy.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-85-baseball-quick-baseball-pilgrimage.html

Photos from the trip will be over here shortly...

Added by Heath (5) on August 11, 2009 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Oldsmobile Park - Lansing, Michigan

Oldsmobile Park in Lansing, Michigan is stop number seven on my tour for work this year. The ballpark is located in downtown Lansing, just a few blocks from the state capitol. The fountains and statues outside the park are very nice. The corners are short and include higher fences in those areas which is a little bit unique.… Continue

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on August 5, 2009 at 10:07pm — No Comments